Cathedrale-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais – Soissons

Today we visited three sites – the Cathedrale-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais in Soissons, and the Basilique Saint-Remi and Cathedrale Notre-Dame in Reims.  All are beautiful and as much as they share certain characteristics, each one was unique with its own beauty.

The Soissons cathedral provides examples of the rapid architectural changes taking place in the latter 12th century.  The nave was filled with scaffolding, but instead of being disappointed I much prefer to be thankful they are maintaining this ancient building.  See the photos of the transepts and the east end, as they well illustrate the style changes that occurred in just a few decades.